diff --git a/app/models/query.rb b/app/models/query.rb
index 9f3ce4c08..b9a7181fa 100644
--- a/app/models/query.rb
+++ b/app/models/query.rb
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ class Query < ActiveRecord::Base
       sql += " OR #{db_table}.#{db_field} = ''" if is_custom_filter || [:text, :string].include?(type_for(field))
     when "*"
       sql = "#{db_table}.#{db_field} IS NOT NULL"
-      sql += " AND #{db_table}.#{db_field} <> ''" if is_custom_filter
+      sql += " AND #{db_table}.#{db_field} <> ''" if is_custom_filter || [:text, :string].include?(type_for(field))
     when ">="
       if [:date, :date_past].include?(type_for(field))
         sql = date_clause(db_table, db_field, parse_date(value.first), nil, is_custom_filter)
diff --git a/test/unit/query_test.rb b/test/unit/query_test.rb
index a1c528e26..462934f1e 100644
--- a/test/unit/query_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/query_test.rb
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class QueryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert issues.all? {|i| i.custom_field_value(2).blank?}
   end
 
-  def test_operator_none_for_text
+  def test_operator_none_for_blank_text
     query = IssueQuery.new(:name => '_')
     query.add_filter('status_id', '*', [''])
     query.add_filter('description', '!*', [''])
@@ -226,6 +226,19 @@ class QueryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal [11, 12], issues.map(&:id).sort
   end
 
+  def test_operator_any_for_blank_text
+    Issue.where(id: [1, 2]).update_all(description: '')
+    query = IssueQuery.new(:name => '_')
+    query.add_filter('status_id', '*', [''])
+    query.add_filter('description', '*', [''])
+    assert query.has_filter?('description')
+    issues = find_issues_with_query(query)
+
+    assert issues.any?
+    assert issues.all? {|i| i.description.present?}
+    assert_empty issues.map(&:id) & [1, 2]
+  end
+
   def test_operator_all
     query = IssueQuery.new(:project => Project.find(1), :name => '_')
     query.add_filter('fixed_version_id', '*', [''])